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Rory and Susie
Griff Bear and I spent the morning of his 40th birthday listening to Frank Zappa and playing music in his bear den. I had written this song in my van while I was driving over that morning... so we recorded it. Rory and Susie are two people who's souls are as beautiful as can be.

Rory and Susie



Live at the Triple Door 11/15/2007
The Powerhouse Duo (Griff Bear and Dylan-Thomas Vance) played at the Triple Door opening for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dave Mason. The sound man made a sound board recording of the show... and here it is for your listening pleasure:

Going Home to my Hot Toddy

Everything is Right

Denali Stomp and More

Regulation Strangulation

Redemption


Live at Biddy McGraw's with Griff Bear
Here are a couple of tunes from "Live at Biddy McGraw's" which will be released nationally in record stores on February 15, 2005. Have a listen and email me with your thoughts. My email is dylan@dylanthomasvance.com

    This mp3 is 5.42MB so it will probably take a few minutes to download. Right click on the link and select "save target as" to save the song on your computer. This song is by Robert Johnson.
  • Stones in my Passway
    This mp3 is 5.85MB so it will probably take a few minutes to download. Right click on the link and select "save target as" to save the song on your computer. This is a song by Johnny Cash. Sung Beautifully by Griff Bear.
  • Let The Train Blow The Whistle When I Go.mp3
For more downloads from this live CD go to Griff Bear's website: www.griffbear.com


MP3s from Bittersweet - 2003
All these files are 3-6MB so they may take a few minutes to download. If you want to save them to your computer right click and select "save target as".



Powerhouse Revival... The Basement Demos.
The band went into the studio with the intention of rehearsing and maybe recording a couple demo songs... nothing for release... just fun... But you never know when that good juju is going to kick in and take you to that special place. Have a listen to these new and un-released recordings and see what I mean.
  • Straight From My Heart to the Bottom of The Sea
  • This is one of Dylan's originals (with a nod to Led Zepplin's Black Dog). Dylan's on lead vocals & guitar, Griff Bear's on fiddle & backing vocals, and Allen Hunter's on upright bass & backing vocals.
  • Going Home To My Hot Toddy (Until You're Satisfied)
  • Another Dylan original with Dylan on vocals & lap slide, Griff on fiddle & Allen Hunter on upright bass.
  • Right Here With You
  • Dylan & Griff share both the song writing credit and the vocals on this one.
  • Get Out The Way
  • Another Dylan original with Griff on fiddle, but with some addtional musicians including Dave Fleschner on Hammond B3, Jeremy Wilson on guest vocals, and Robler Kind on drums.


MP3's from Cowboy Soul and Country Blues Vol.1
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  • Old Man Devil
  • This song is a down and greasy blues tune. It has stayed on the charts for over a year on garageband.com, and kept Dylan charting as a top ten guitarist for that time as well. This song is an original.
  • Nine Pound Hammer
  • Classic Blue Grass tune. This song is an original.
  • Deva's Song
  • A love song. This song is an original.
  • Good Thing Goin'
  • Bittersweet love song.
  • Sweet Family
  • Good timing blue grass love ditty. This song is an original.
  • Mr. Franklin
  • It's a Las Vegas tragedy. This song is an original.

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